Linksys/Intel 2200 Series Card wireless configuration
This guide outlines the steps necessary for configuring the Linksys/Intel 2200
Series wireless cards for use with the new wireless standards on campus.
There are 3 options to choose from:
Option 1: ANY open access – anyone can use
 SSID – ANY
 No authentication/no encryption
Option 2: OUBASE access – Only OU personnel can use
 SSID – OUBASE
 Access to Exchange and Newmoon
 Optional encryption
 Provides you with the same access you have on the OU intranet
Option 3: OUSEC – Only OU personnel to use when high security is necessary
 SSID – OUSEC
 Authentication required
 Encryption required
Choose the security group you will want to use to determine the instruction set to follow.
Option 1: Linksys/Intel 2200 Series Card (Windows XP) ANY Network
STEP 1 Download and install the latest Linksys/Intel drivers available for the Linksys/Intel
2200 Series Wireless Card at
http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellite?childpagename=US%2FLayout&packeda
rgs=c%3DL_Content_C1%26cid%3D1115416835852&pagename=Linksys%2FC
ommon%2FVisitorWrapper.
STEP 2 Reboot system.
STEP 3 Open the Aironet Client Utility (ACU) from the desktop.
STEP 4 Click Select Profile and check the radial button for
Use another application to configure my wireless settings and exit the ACU.
STEP 5 Verify that the ACU is no longer running in the system tray.
STEP 6 Select Start, Control Panel, and Network Connections.
STEP 7 Right-click the correct network connection for your Linksys Card.
Select View Available Wireless Networks.
STEP 8 Select the ANY wireless network and click Connect.
STEP 9 Select Connect Anyway and wireless access should show Acquiring Network
Address and after a few seconds show to be Connected.
Option 2 &3: Linksys/Intel 2200 Series Card (Windows XP) OUBASE/OUSEC
Network
STEP 1 Download and install the latest Cisco drivers available for the Cisco Aironet
340/350 Series Wireless Card at
http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellite?childpagename=US%2FLayout&packeda
rgs=c%3DL_Content_C1%26cid%3D1115416835852&pagename=Linksys%2FC
ommon%2FVisitorWrapper.
STEP 2 Reboot system.
STEP 3 Open the Aironet Client Utility (ACU) from the desktop.
STEP 4 Click Select Profile and check the radial button for Use another application to
configure my wireless settings and exit the ACU.
STEP 5 Verify that the ACU is no longer running in the system tray.
STEP 6 Select Start, Control Panel, and Network Connections.
STEP 7 Right-click the correct network connection for your Cisco Aironet 340/350 Card,
and then select Properties.
STEP 8 Select Wireless Networks and click Advanced under the preferred networks
section. Verify that Automatically connect to non-preferred networks is
unchecked, then click Close.
STEP 9 Click Add under the preferred networks section.
STEP 10 On the Wireless network properties dialog box you will need to enter the
appropriate data for the following (case sensitive):
o Network name (SSID): OUBASE or OUSEC
o Network Authentication: WPA
o Data encryption: TKIP
STEP 11 Select the Authentication Tab; make sure that Enable IEEE 802.1x
authentication is selected, then change EAP type: to Protected EAP (PEAP)
and that Authenticate as computer when computer information is available
is unchecked.
STEP 12 Click Properties for PEAP, check Validate server certificate.
Uncheck Do not prompt user to authorize new servers or trusted certificate
authorities. In the Select Authentication Method, select Secured password
(EAP-MSCHAP v2).
Select Enable Fast Reconnect.
STEP 13 Click Configure… for Secured password (EAP-MSCHAP v2), and verify that
Automatically use my Windows logon name and password (and domain if
any) is checked.
STEP 14 Click on the Connection tab and check Connect when this network is in range.
Click OK on all previous windows and exit out of the Network Connections
window.
The system tray should show that the network card is either authenticating or
acquiring an IP address for a short period of time and finally show connected to
the network (OUBASE or OUSEC).